Kitap 6
3.62
Resemblance and ambiguity may be used in conjunction: Galba for example said to a man who stood very much at his ease when playing ball, You stand as if you were one of Caesar's candidates. A candidate recommended by the emperor was automatically elected. I have borrowed Watson's translation of the pun. Petere is the regular word for standing for office. Petere pilam probably means to attempt to catch the ball. The ambiguity lies in the word stand, while the indifference shewn by the player supplies the resemblance.
